A Catholic priest should not have a woman in his bedroom at night, but I have become quite dependent on Alexa.
Technology
Posted inArts & Culture, Features
The Catholic Church used to be like Silicon Valley. Can it be again?
The church was once the world’s greatest engine of innovation…and should be again.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
U.S. bishops: ‘Net neutrality protections are critical to the faith community to function’
Bishop Coyne urged the retention of the current open internet policies in the wake of a FCC draft proposal that would repeal those protections.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis: Scientific advances must serve ‘the good of all humanity, not just the few’
“Not everything that is technically possible or feasible is therefore ethically acceptable.”
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
We need a financial James Bond to prevent a ‘Goldfinger’ attack on Bitcoin
A cyber-destruction of Bitcoin deposits would trigger far-reaching consequences, beyond the realm of the Bitcoin world.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What would Jesus do about Artificial Intelligence? Become more human.
It is not technology we should fear. It is ourselves.
Posted inFaith, News
Blessing robots: Is a technological reformation coming?
“What is blessing? Who can bless? Can God bless through a robot?”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What would Pope Leo XIII think of Bitcoin and blockchain?
Catholic distributism might have something to offer for those rushing to adopt these new technologies.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Pope Francis commits the church to protect children from abuse in the digital world
The Declaration of Rome appealed “to leaders of the world’s great religions to inform and mobilize members of every faith to join in a global movement to protect the world’s children.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Facebook, Microsoft try to keep up with vast scale of online abuse
Representatives from Facebook and Microsoft called for increased cooperation to develop, share and utilize digital tools to prevent and stop abuse.